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Collection Number:
40025Collection Title: Office of Chancellor of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill: Paul Hardin Records, 1988-1995

This collection has access restrictions. For
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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival
material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are
physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available
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Duplication Policy section for more information.

Paul Hardin was chief administrative officer of
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1995. Records include correspondence and other files relating to the
administration of, and academic programs at, the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. Of
particular interest are files on the observance of the university's bicentennial and
the
associated fundraising campaign; long-range planning, especially land use planning;
development
activities; expansion and improvement of human resources programs; and campus race
relations,
including the class-action lawsuit by the university housekeepers and the controversy
over the
establishment of a free-standing black cultural center (Sonja Haynes Stone Black Cultural
Center).

Materials in Box 13:1 are CLOSED to researchers for 75 years from the date of their
creation
for reasons related to the confidentiality of personnel, student, medical, and other
legally
protected records.

This collection contains additional materials that are not available for immediate
or same day access. Please contact Research and Instructional Service staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu
to discuss options for consulting these materials.

Restrictions to Use

No usage restrictions.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina
at
Chapel Hill: Paul Hardin Records #40025, University Archives, Wilson Library, University
of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Records transferred from the Office of Chancellor, 1995-2013; October 2016 (RT 20161008.1).

Sensitive Materials Statement

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or
confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy
laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. §
132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of
State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.).
Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to
identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent
of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under
common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's
private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable
person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no
responsibility.

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Paul Hardin became Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on
1 July
1988 and served until 30 June 1995. A North Carolina native and graduate of Duke University,
Hardin had been president of Wofford College, Southern Methodist University, and Drew
University.

Many important issues and projects occupied Chancellor Hardin during his administration
and
are reflected in these records. Perhaps the most important was the observance of the
university's bicentennial and the associated fundraising campaign. Other areas of
emphasis and
concern included long-range planning, particularly land use planning; development
activities;
efforts to gain budget flexibility; and expansion and improvement of human resources
programs.

Hardin made several noteworthy administrative changes. First, effective 12 November
1988, he
created a new Office of Provost with responsibility for consolidating oversight of
all
educational activities that served the entire university. He did so by reorganizing
the duties
of the already-existing positions of Provost and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs.
John Dennis
O'Connor was newly appointed as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost.
Garland
Hershey, who had been Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs since 1983, became Vice Chancellor
for
Health Affairs and Vice Provost.

Chancellor Hardin also reorganized the duties of the Vice Chancellor for University
Affairs,
whom he asked to assume greater responsibility in the areas of minority recruitment
and human
relations. The following offices, which had reported to the Vice Chancellor for University
Affairs, were placed under the supervision of the Office of Provost, beginning in
September
1989: the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the Office of Scholarships and Student
Aid, and
the University Registrar.

The duties of the Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research and those of the
Dean of
the Graduate School, which had been combined in a single position, were separated.
The vice
chancellorship was eliminated, as a cost-saving measure, in 1989, while the position
of dean was
retained. In 1992 the position of Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research
was
reestablished, with the Dean of the Graduate School reporting to it.

Soon after Chancellor Hardin's arrival, the university hired the consulting firm of
Cambridge
Associates, Inc. to study and make recommendations for improving its management of
personnel. In
1990, as a result of this study, the position of Associate Vice Chancellor for Human
Resources
was created in the Division of Business and Finance. The Associate Vice Chancellor
headed a new
Office of Human Resources responsible for employee services and benefits administration
for both
EPA (exempt from the state personnel act) and SPA (subject to the state personnel
act)
employees. Many new services were introduced. In addition, the Office of Human Resources
assumed
responsibility for all aspects of SPA hiring. Faculty hiring, promotion, and tenure,
however,
remained under the control of the administrative officers of the Divisions of Academic
Affairs
and Health Affairs.

Chancellor Hardin's records include correspondence and other files relating to the
administration of, and academic programs at, the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. Of particular interest are files on the observance of the
university's bicentennial and the associated fundraising
campaign; long-range planning, especially land use
planning; development activities; expansion and improvement of
human resources programs; and campus race relations,
including the class-action lawsuit by the university housekeepers and the
controversy over the establishment of a free-standing black cultural center (Sonja
Haynes Stone Black Cultural Center).

This series contains files pertaining to universitywide issues and topics, including
university committees and task forces whose memberships were broadbased. Files pertaining
to
specific administrative divisions of the university, as well as to faculty government
and to
agencies and organizations outside the university, will be found in the subsequent
series.

Effective 12 November 1988, Chancellor Hardin created a new Office of Provost with
responsibility for consolidating oversight of all educational activities that served
the
entire university. He did so by reorganizing the duties of the already-existing positions
of
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs; the former became Provost and Vice
Chancellor
for Academic Affairs, the latter Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs.
The
following offices, which had reported to the Vice Chancellor for University Affairs,
were
placed under the supervision of the Office of Provost, beginning in September 1989:
the Office
of Undergraduate Admissions, the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid, and the University
Registrar. Files on these offices will be found in this series, along with files on
the
academic departments and schools that comprise the Division of Academic Affairs.

Some items from this file are RESTRICTED and have been moved to Box 13:1. These items
are CLOSED to researchers for 75 years from the date of creation because they contain
information on individual applicants that is protected under the Federal Educational
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

This file is RESTRICTED and has been moved to Box 13:1. Items in the file are CLOSED
to researchers for 75 years from the date of creation because they contain information
on individual applicants that is protected under the Federal Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA).

Chancellor Hardin reorganized the duties of the Vice Chancellor for University Affairs,
whom
he asked to assume greater responsibility in the areas of minority recruitment and
human
relations. The following offices, which had reported to the Vice Chancellor for University
Affairs, were placed under the supervision of the Office of Provost: the Office of
Undergraduate Admissions, the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid, and the University
Registrar. Files on these offices will be found in Series 2.

Files in this series relate to the offices that comprised the Division of Business
and
Finance during Hardin's tenure and to their functions, which included the handling
of the
University's budget, business operations, facilities planning and maintenance, personnel
management, security, and related matters. In 1990 the position of Associate Vice
Chancellor
for Human Resources was created in the division and was given responsibility for consolidating
the personnel management functions previously performed by the University Personnel
Department
and the EPA/Faculty Benefits Office. A new Benefits Department in Human Resources
took
responsibility for both EPA and SPA benefits. Files on the two earlier offices will
also be
found in this series, under Human Resources, Associate Vice Chancellor for.

Expand/collapse Series 6. Division of Development and University Relations.

8400 items.

The majority of the files in this series pertain to the university's fundraising program,
which was coordinated during Hardin's administration by the Division of Development
and
University Relations. Also located here are files relating to the university's public
relations program.

This series includes files on the units that comprised the Division of Graduate Studies
and
Research. During Chancellor Hardin's tenure, the division saw several changes in its
organization. The duties of the Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research
and those of
the Dean of the Graduate School, which had been combined in a single position, were
separated.
The vice chancellorship was eliminated, as a cost-saving measure, in 1989, while the
position
of Dean was retained. In 1992 the position of Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies
and
Research was reestablished, with the Dean of the Graduate School reporting to it.
At the same
time, the position of Associate Provost and Dean of Research, established in 1989,
was
eliminated.

Files in this series pertain to offices in the Division of Student Affairs and to
their
functions, which involved the provision of extracurricular services and programs to
the
students of the university. Also in this series are files on various student organizations,
including Student Government.

Includes materials dated February 1990, relating to petitions by student groups from
the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stressing the need for a larger Native
American
presence in the university community.

This series includes the chancellor's correspondence related to the university's Board
of
Trustees as well as scattered minutes and other materials related to the committees
of the
board. Minutes and reports of the full board will be found in the Records of the Board
of
Trustees, a separate records group in the University Archives.

Files in this series pertain to agencies and organizations outside the university
with which
the university had relationships. Many are organizations of which the university is,
or was, a
member. Also included here are files on agencies of North Carolina state government.
Note,
however, that this series does not contain all of the chancellor's records related
to outside
organizations. Correspondence with an outside organization that pertains to a particular
department or program of the university will generally be found with the other files
on that
department or program. Also, files on most of the charitable foundations from which
the
university receives funding will be found in Series 6.

Items in this series are CLOSED to researchers for 75 years from the date of creation
because they contain information on individual applicants that is protected under
the Federal
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Processing Information

Processed by: University Archives Staff, May 1995, June 1996, September 1997, February
1998,
June 1998, October 1998, December 1999, January 2002, April 2003, March 2004, April
2005, June
2005, January 2008, September 2009, January 2012, January 2013, February 2018